Sumit Singh Rana
Lead Software Engineer
Summary
Quality Engineering Leader with 9+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale quality initiatives, automation transformation, and engineering excellence across global technology organizations. Proven success leading 10+ member teams , driving quality strategy, automation adoption, release governance, and cross-functional collaboration. Expertise in Quality Engineering , Test Automation , Stakeholder Management , Release Management , and Continuous Improvement . Recognized for building high-performing teams, accelerating delivery outcomes, improving product quality, and rapidly adopting emerging technologies to solve complex business challenges.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Software Engineer – QA Automation
Adobe
05.2024 - 05.2026
- Role: Leading quality engineering, automation strategy, AI-assisted testing initiatives, release governance, and team mentorship across Creative Cloud products.
- Led quality engineering strategy across multiple Creative Cloud products, and distributed engineering teams.
- Reduced test design effort by 40% through AI-assisted test generation and automation acceleration.
- Cut regression execution time from 5 hours to under 2 hours through framework optimization.
- Expanded automated coverage across critical UI, API , integration, and business workflows.
- Integrated automated quality gates into CI/CD pipelines to accelerate release validation.
- Improved defect detection efficiency through AI-assisted analysis and intelligent test selection.
- Mentored engineers on automation architecture, coding standards, and quality engineering practices.
- Creative Cloud.|Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Express, InDesign, Photoshop Web, Acrobat, Lightroom, and Frame.io.
Lead Software Engineer – QA Automation
Adobe
07.2021 - 05.2024
- Role: Owned and led the automation and quality strategy execution, release validation , API and performance testing, and quality and engineering process improvements for AI-powered design platforms.
- Increased automation coverage from 75% to 95% through framework modernization initiatives.
- Reduced flaky automation failures by approximately 65% through stability enhancements.
- Lowered root-cause analysis effort to under 30 minutes , using intelligent failure classification.
- Strengthened CI/CD reliability through automated validation and execution monitoring.
- Led globalization and localization testing across 15+ locales and regional releases.
- Collaborated with global teams to improve product quality and release predictability.
- Led end-to-end quality engineering across web , desktop, mobile , and cloud-based product ecosystems.
- Reduced regression execution effort by 34% through scalable automation framework enhancements.
- Built comprehensive UI, API, integration, and end-to-end automation coverage .
- Delivered performance and scalability validation for image processing and synchronization workflows.
- Implemented production quality monitoring to proactively identify release risks and communicated with stakeholders .
- Standardized automation practices across teams to improve maintainability and execution consistency.
- AI-Powered Design Platform.|Adobe Express, Firefly, Lightroom, Photoshop, and Lightroom Classic
Software Engineer – QA Automation
OpenText (Micro Focus)
09.2016 - 06.2021
- Role: Led automation development, performance validation, enterprise testing, Code Review and release quality initiatives for endpoint management solutions.
- Increased automation coverage by 35% through enterprise framework modernization initiatives.
- Improved automation pass rates from 65% to 96% through suite redesign and stabilization.
- Developed API and integration validation frameworks, supporting enterprise-scale deployments.
- Led performance and stress testing across large, distributed environments and endpoint ecosystems.
- Reduced customer-reported defects by approximately 40% through proactive quality initiatives.
- Accelerated defect triage through automated reporting, analytics , and failure classification.
- Worked on Docker and Kubernetes to improve the automation process.
- Mentored junior engineers on automation frameworks, testing methodologies, and CI/CD practices .
- ZENworks Endpoint Management , ZENworks Client login and extension
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science & Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering
MysoreSkills
- Automation & Testing : Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Provar, TestNG, JUnit, Functional Testing, API Testing, UI Testing, End-to-End Testing , Networking
- Programming : Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, SQL
- AI & Intelligent Testing : Generative AI,LLMs,Prompt Engineering, LangChain, Agentic Workflows, AI-Assisted Testing, ,MCP ,RAG ,LanGraph, Vector DB , Embedding
- API & Integration : REST APIs, GraphQL, SOAP, OAuth2, Postman, Schema Validation
- Performance Engineering : JMeter, Load Testing, Stress Testing, Scalability Testing, Concurrency Validation
- DevOps & CI/CD : Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Git
- Monitoring & Analytics : Splunk, TestRail, Jira, Allure, Production Monitoring
- Platforms : Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Cloud-Based Applications
CORE STRENGTH
Quality Engineering Leadership | People Management | Team Development | Engineering Management | Test Strategy | Automation Leadership | Stakeholder Management | Release Management | Agile Delivery | Quality Governance | Risk Management | Resource Planning | Coaching & Mentoring | Continuous Improvement | Process Improvement | Defect Prevention | Delivery Excellence | Performance Management | Strategic Planning
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Advanced Test Automation Framework Design
- Quality Engineering Leadership
- Performance Testing & Release Validation
- Agile Quality Assurance Practices
- CI/CD & DevOps Quality Integration
- AI-Driven Software Testing Methodologies
STRATEGIC IMPACTS
- Managed and mentored 10+ QA Engineers and SDETs across multiple product portfolios for over 4-5 years.
- Led quality strategy, release planning, and engineering execution for globally distributed cross-functional teams.
- Established automation governance, quality standards, and best practices to improve engineering consistency.
- Spearheaded automation transformation initiatives that improved quality, scalability, and delivery efficiency.
- Built high-performing teams capable of rapidly adopting new technologies, tools, and engineering practices.
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, and operational excellence.
- Directed risk assessment, defect management, and release readiness activities across multiple product lines.
- Recognized for fostering collaboration, accountability, ownership, and engineering excellence within teams.
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer – QA Automation
Adobe
05.2024 - 05.2026
Lead Software Engineer – QA Automation
Adobe
07.2021 - 05.2024
Software Engineer – QA Automation
OpenText (Micro Focus)
09.2016 - 06.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Science & Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering